Palace Software

{{short description|British video game developer (1984–1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

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| name = Palace Software

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| type = Private

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| fate = Acquired by Titus France

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| foundation = 1984

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| defunct = {{End date|1991}}

| location_city = London

| location_country = England

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| industry = Video games

| products = Cauldron series
Barbarian series

| services = Video game publishing

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Palace Software was a British video game publisher and developer during the 1980s based in London, England. It was notable for the Barbarian and Cauldron series of games for 8-bit home computer platforms, in particular the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. It caused some controversy with its advertisements in computer magazines, particularly for Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax which featured Page Three girl Maria Whittaker as a scantily clad female warrior.

Palace's developers included artist Steve Brown{{cite web|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=13862|title=Steve Brown|work=Spectrum Computing|accessdate=2022-11-11}} and musician Richard Joseph.{{cite web|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=12250|title=Richard Joseph|work=Spectrum Computing|accessdate=2022-11-11}}

In 1991, Palace Software's parent company, Palace Group, sold it to Titus France.{{cite magazine

| last = Carroll

| first = Martyn

| date = 30 March 2006

| title = Company Profile: Palace Software

|magazine= Retro Gamer

| issue = 23

| pages =66–69

| publisher = Imagine Publishing

| location = Bournemouth, United Kingdom

| issn = 1742-3155 }}